courier — cou‧ri‧er [ˈkʊriə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. JOBS TRANSPORT a person or company whose job is to collect packages, documents etc and deliver them somewhere: • a motorcycle courier • Harrods had sent the garment by courier. 2 … Financial and business terms

courier — ► NOUN 1) a messenger who transports goods or documents. 2) a person employed to guide and assist a group of tourists. ► VERB ▪ send or transport by courier. ORIGIN Old French coreor or French courrier, from Latin currere to run … English terms dictionary

courier — [koor′ē ər, kʉr′yər] n. [ME corour (&LT; OFr coreor &LT; LL curritor) & courier (&LT; OFr courrier &LT; It corriere), both ult. &LT; L currere, to run: see CURRENT] 1. a messenger sent in haste or on a regular schedule with important or urgent… … English World dictionary